would be by ka ##wa ##guchi ' s " center body " , numbering 3 @ , @ 000 men in three battalions , from the south of the lung ##a perimeter . by 7 september , most of ka ##wa ##guchi ' s troops had started marching from tai ##vu towards lung ##a point along the coastline . about 250 japanese troops remained behind to guard the brigade ' s supply base at tai ##vu . meanwhile , native island scouts — directed by british government official and officer in the british solomon islands protectorate defence force , martin clemens — told the marines of japanese troops at tai ##vu , near the village of ta ##si ##mbo ##ko , about 17 mi ( 27 km )
would be by kawaguchi's " center body ", numbering 3 @, @ 000 men in three battalions, from the south of the lunga perimeter. by 7 september, most of kawaguchi's troops had started marching from taivu towards lunga point along the coastline. about 250 japanese troops remained behind to guard the brigade's supply base at taivu. meanwhile, native island scouts — directed by british government official and officer in the british solomon islands protectorate defence force, martin clemens — told the marines of japanese troops at taivu, near the village of tasimboko, about 17 mi ( 27 km )